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SAMPE Seattle 2014 Report
The Society’s reconfigured Spring advanced materials event in Seattle, Wash., attracts speakers, exhibitors and attendees in large numbers and international dimensions.
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Thermoplastics in Aerospace Composites Outlook, 2014-2023
Capable of volume production, thermoplastic composites will gain new market share in the aerospace industry.
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Resin infusion produces autoclave-capable tools for Scorpion jet
Leading Edge Aerospace designs and builds cost-effective prototype tools for maverick military aircraft concept.
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Farnborough 2014 Airshow Report
No longer a novelty at aerospace trade events, composites nevertheless faced competition from conventional materials at this year’s event.
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Disruptive technologies power small composites aerostructure firms to market party
HPC guest columnist Bob Skillen draws from 25 years of experience in aircraft design and composite aircraft manufacturing in this commentary on the "why?" behind increasingly effective role played by small manufacturers in the composite aerostructures market.
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Check Out the Competition: Visit the Awards Pavilion at CAMX
If you're headed to CAMX 2014, Oct. 13-16 in Orlando, Fla., be sure to check out the entries in the Awards for Composites Excellence (ACE) and the CAMX Awards — some of which are previewed here.
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The Odd Couple
CT editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan draws attention to the disappearing gap between the composites industry's once widely separated "aerospace-grade" and "industrial-grade" sectors.
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All-composite ROTORwing prototype UAV
Composites enable construction, and handle unique VTOL loads, of unmanned aerial vehicles’ helicopter-to-airplane conversion.
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Low-rate layup tools made cost-effective with high-density polyurethane foam blocks
Nemesis Air Racing, an air racing team and kit-plane company owned and operated by Jon and Patricia Sharp, use prebonded closed-cell, polyurethane foam blocks to build the Nemesis NXT.
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Aerospace and industrial next-gen advanced composites: A two-way street?
The head of his own consulting company and the president of Dayton, Ohio-based Quickstep Composites, the U.S. subsidiary of Australia-based Quickstep Technologies (Bankstown Airport, New South Wales), HPC columnist Dale Brosius sees “aerospace” and “industrial” innovation as a two-way street.
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